This summer, UCF’s India Center had the unique opportunity to meet with two delegations of experts from India. In May, the India Center hosted a group focused on U.S.-India space policy cooperation. The visiting group included two professors, a scientist and a member of the news media. The delegation met with India Center co-chairs John […]

The India Center at UCF hosted an event to honor the retirement of Narsingh Deo, Ph.D., Charles N. Millican Eminent Scholar’s Chair in Computer Science and Director of the Center for Parallel Computation in the College of Computer Science and Engineering. The evening of celebration was made possible by Sharad Mehta, Anil Deshpande and Ajit […]

The India Center at UCF, housed in the Political Science Department in the College of Sciences, co-sponsored four undergraduate students to travel to India during summer 2017. The trip was organized by Phil Peters, Professor of Film and Animation in the College of Arts and Humanities. The four-week long trip to India was part of […]

On November 16, the Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP) sponsored an event about contemporary Kurdish politics in the Middle East with an audience of more than 30 people. Güneş Murat Tezcür, Ph.D., opened up the event and invited Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Political Science, to present the Dr. Najmaldin Karim Fellowship […]

The Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP) and the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Florida hosted a conference titled “Gendered Dynamics of International Security” at UCF on Friday, February 3. The conference brought a distinguished group of scholars and a prominent journalist to UCF’s campus in Orlando. It offered unique perspectives into the […]

Research findings of Pegasus Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D., were recently published in a posting on the Monkey Cage, the political blog of The Washington Post. The posting, published on Feb. 8, discusses the Women’s March organizers’ push for a general strike against President Trump. Hamann and her […]

Four University of Central Florida department chairs from the College of Sciences have been selected to be in the UCF Office of Faculty Excellence’s Chairs and Directors Leadership Circle. Tosha Dupras, Ph.D., anthropology chair, Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D., political science chair, Elizabeth Mustaine, Ph.D., sociology chair, and Graham Worthy, Ph.D., biology chair are part of the […]

A new collaboration between The India Center at UCF and The New Indian Express newspaper is serving to broaden awareness and understanding between the world’s two largest democracies – and providing an opportunity for writers at UCF to be seen around the world by readers of the publication. Beginning in October, articles written at UCF […]

Kerstin Hamann, Pegasus Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Florida, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association’s Political Science Education section. Hamann received the award on September 2 at the 2016 APSA annual meeting in Philadelphia. Former President of the Political Science Education […]

Kerstin Hamann, Philip Pollock, Bruce Wilson, and Ph.D. student Gary Smith recently published an article titled “Online Teaching and Assessment” in the journal PS: Political Science & Politics. In the article, the authors explore what the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning reveals about the effectiveness of online education in Political Science. They find that while […]

Güneş Murat Tezcür, Ph.D., the Jalal Talabany Kurdish Political Studies Endowed Chair at UCF, was inaugurated on October 29th, as part of the Kurdish Political Studies Program’s panel presentation on Kurdish Political Issues. Dr. Kerstin Hamann, Chair of the Political Science Department and Co-Chair of the Kurdish Political Studies Program at UCF, welcomed and thanked the audience for […]

With research interests focusing on the role of labor unions in politics as well as in Spanish politics, Dr. Kerstin Hamann, Pegasus Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department has recently published a co-authored article with Dr. Bonnie N. Field, Bentley University. The article appears in the journal, Party Politics, “Framing Legislative Bills in Parliament: […]

Throughout the year, faculty members work incredibly hard to bring quality education to UCF. To reward their hard work, the university offers the incentive award programs. The intent of the award programs is to recognize and promote faculty excellence and productivity that respond to and support the mission of UCF. The UCF Teaching Incentive Program rewards […]

Two College of Sciences faculty members were recently presented the 2015 Pegasus Professor Award, the highest academic honor at the university. Pegasus Professors are chosen from senior members of the faculty who have been a professor at least five years and have achieved noteworthy research and/or creative activity of national and international impact. They are […]

Pi Sigma Alpha is all about rebuilding and rebranding this year. In order to accomplish this, new PSA president, Aissa Dorange, is determined to bring in a new look and feel to the club. “PSA has not been a very active club in the past few semesters, so as the new president, I plan on […]

Dr. Kerstin Hamann presented a research seminar entitled “Unions against Governments: Contesting Policy Reforms through General Strikes in Western Europe” at the Cardiff University Business School in Wales, UK. The seminar discussed Dr. Hamann’s collaborative research with Alison Johnston (Oregon State University) and John Kelly (London University) on the causes and consequences of labor union […]

Dr. Kerstin Hamann was recently invited to present her research on general strikes at Indiana University Bloomington. She gave a presentation on “Policy Reforms and General Strikes in Western Europe” at the Institute for European Studies. She also gave a talk on “European Labor Unrest and Varieties of Capitalism” at the Labor Studies Brown Bag […]

Dr. Kerstin Hamann, professor and chair of the Political Science Department, has recently been appointed to serve on the editorial board of the American Political Science Review, the top-ranked journal in political science. In addition, she has recently been appointed to the editorial board of South European Society & Politics. Dr. Hamann also serves on the […]

What is your current job title and responsibilities? I am currently the Chair of the Department of Political Science. My responsibilities include all aspects of leading the department, including budget, curriculum (undergraduate, MA, PhD), faculty development, and partnerships, among others. What is your history at UCF? (past job titles, responsibilities? I was hired as […]

In protest against a labor market reform passed by the government, Spanish trade unions have called a general strike for March 29, 2012. Dr. Kerstin Hamann was interviewed on her opinions on the general strike for the Spanish Yorokubu magazine. The article also cites her work on general strikes in Western Europe conducted with her […]